Isaac "Yaca" Rodriguez Zepeda, Sr., 90, passed away on Monday October 20, 2014. He was born on January 20, 1924 in Bay City, Texas to the late Guadalupe and Lina Rodriguez Zepeda. Isaac served in the Army during WWII. He was in the Normandy Invasion where he became a prisoner of war in Germany.

Isaac worked for the Rice Belt Co-op as an operator in Markham. He liked to hunt, fish and was a life-time member of the El Buen Pastor Presbyterian Church and Phillip Parker VFW Post 2438. He was an avid gardener, growing fruit trees and vegetables.

He is preceded in death by his wife Delores Arias Zepeda; children Mary Aguilar, Gloria Acosta, Yolanda Aguilar, and Isaac Zepeda, Jr.; four brothers and four sisters. Isaac is survived by 13 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; brother Paul Zepeda; sister Martha Zepeda Guzman and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will receive visitors on Thursday, October 23, 2014 from 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. The funeral service will be 10:00 AM Friday, October 24, 2014 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City with Pastor Alex Lopez officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck, under the auspices of Phillip Parker VFW Post 2438. Pallbearers will be: Ruben Rodriguez, Christopher Rodriguez, Ronnie Acosta, Sr., Randal Acosta, Sr., Jordan Zepeda, and Jessie Aguilar Jr.